Born in 1917 in North Carolina, Thelonious Sphere Monk became one of the original beboppers with a unique piano style: stop-and-go playing, leaving "holes" in the music that stood out as dominant features. The elusive Monk was as eccentric as his music was perceived to be. Laurent de Wilde takes a look at the man and the music, with the unique understanding of a musician.
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Born in 1917 in North Carolina, Thelonious Sphere Monk became one of the original beboppers with a unique piano style: stop-and-go playing, leaving "holes" in the music that stood out as dominant features. The elusive Monk was as eccentric as his music was perceived to be. Laurent de Wilde takes a look at the man and the music, with the unique understanding of a musician.
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